RIGA, April 19 (LETA) - Diplomat Baiba Braze was confirmed as Latvia's new foreign minister today with a confident majority.

Braze was put forward for the post by Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity), who has also invited the diplomat to join the Unity party. Braze has yet to make a decision whether to join the party.

66 MPs voted for Braze, 11 voted against, while nine abstained.

Ambassador Braze has held various positions in the foreign service, including ambassador of Latvia to several countries. Before becoming the ambassador of special assignments in the summer of 2023, she served as NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy since May 2020.

Braze holds two Masters degrees from the University of Latvia: one in Law and another in Communication Science. She has also studied at NATO Defense College.